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**Battle of Hastings**
100
The person who owns all the land in feudal society.
Who is the king?
100
This man was the highest-ranking lord in feudal Europe.
What is a duke?
100
A protective ditch around a castle that was often filled with water and served as a sewer.
What is a moat?
100
A special club with bars of spikes attached to a handle.
What is a mace?
100
The English king who was so religious he died without leaving a successor to the throne.
Who was Edward the Confessor?
200
Those who are given land by the king in exchange for political and military support.
Who are lords?
200
This word is another term for a king, queen, or ruler.
What is a monarch?
200
Castles were often built on these to prevent attackers from tunneling under walls.
What rocky ledges or tops of hills?
200
A special type of bow that had a short range but shot bolts that could puncture armor.
What is a crossbow?
200
The English claimant to the throne of England.
Who was Harold Godwinson?
300
Warriors who pledge their service to lords in exchange for land, money, or employment.
Who are knights?
300
A piece of land granted to a lord by the king in exchange for loyalty and service/
What is a fief?
300
These were placed in the ceiling above the main gate, to allow defenders to fire down on their attackers.
What are murder holes?
300
The main weapon of a knight.
What is a sword?
300
The French claimant to the throne of England.
Who was Duke William of Normandy?
400
The people who work the land in exchange for protection.
Who are peasants?
400
A large estate, including farmland and villages, held by a lord.
What is a fief?
400
Castles normally had these narrow openings instead of big windows.
What are arrow loops?
400
The main weapon of foot soldiers, which had a range of about 200 - 300 yards.
What is a longbow?
400
The cause of death for King Harold Godwinson.
What is an arrow in the eye?
500
Unfree peasants who were bound to the land they worked on, did not own property or possessions, and were basically considered property of their lord.
Who are serfs?
500
A system of organizing people into ranks, with those of higher rank having more power and privileges.
What is a hierarchy?
500
The main central building on the castle, protected by two thick walls, where the lord and his family lived.
What is the keep?
500
A combination of a battle-axe and a pike, was about six feet long, and was usually carried by knights.
What is a halberd?
500
The year the Battle of Hastings was fought.
What is 1066 C.E.?